# Monitoring with Amazon CloudWatch
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You can monitor AWS Glue using Amazon CloudWatch, which collects and processes raw data from AWS Glue into readable, near-real-time metrics. These statistics are recorded for a period of two weeks so that you can access historical information for a better perspective on how your web application or service is performing. By default, AWS Glue metrics data is sent to CloudWatch automatically. For more information, see [What Is Amazon CloudWatch?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/DeveloperGuide/WhatIsCloudWatch.html) in the *Amazon CloudWatch User Guide*, and [AWS Glue metrics](monitoring-awsglue-with-cloudwatch-metrics.md#awsglue-metrics).

 **Continous logging** 

AWS Glue also supports real-time continuous logging for AWS Glue jobs. When continuous logging is enabled for a job, you can view the real-time logs on the AWS Glue console or the CloudWatch console dashboard. For more information, see [Logging for AWS Glue jobs](monitor-continuous-logging.md).

 **Observability metrics** 

 When **Job observability metrics** is enabled, additional Amazon CloudWatch metrics are generated when the job is run. Use AWS Glue Observability metrics to generate insights into what is happening inside your AWS Glue to improve triaging and analysis of issues. 

**Topics**
+ [Monitoring AWS Glue using Amazon CloudWatch metrics](monitoring-awsglue-with-cloudwatch-metrics.md)
+ [Setting up Amazon CloudWatch alarms on AWS Glue job profiles](monitor-profile-glue-job-cloudwatch-alarms.md)
+ [Logging for AWS Glue jobs](monitor-continuous-logging.md)
+ [Monitoring with AWS Glue Observability metrics](monitor-observability.md)